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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Ti Group Automotive Systems, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Benjamin Allen Sprygada, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Jonathan Brock, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Matthew Stieber, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Cletus J. Thielen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Alexander Landuyt, Rochester, MI (US);
Hans Jensen, Dettingen Unter Teck, DE;
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A connection arrangement device for making a secure connection with at least one tube in a fluid line includes at least one adapter body having a passage bore with at least two outlets, and a mating block which is formed with at least one component and also has at least one channel receiving the adapter body. The adapter body includes a retention feature formed outside the adapter body and the mating block includes a mating feature formed inside the channel. Further, the retention feature of the adapter body is configured to interact with the mating feature of the mating block when the adapter body is coupled to the channel of the mating block such that the adapter body is securely retained within the channel of the mating block.